Living in devil town: About Linnette

I'm a 26 year old girl from Oslo, Norway. I have been drawing since the summer of '88. In 2006 I did some handy self publishing with my co-op Martin Ernstsen, we did 4 fanzines under the title "I can't do this by myself" + "Seldon Plan". I have made some unpublished comics that will never see the light of day. They are listed here under "The gay guys." For the time being I consider them dead.

As a young girl growing up in Rælingen I had a swirling crush on the late actor James Dean. I have houndreds of diary entries dedicated to him. And it was a very time-consuming crush, it lasted for almost two years, and I became some sort of an expert on him, reading everything that had ever been published, and hanging every picture ever taken of him on my wall.

"To James february 22, 1996

If I could give my life, and that would make you happy

I would."

The documentation is endless. The memories are faded by now, but from the evidence hidden from that time the feelings must have been massive. I found a note where it said: "The green and white striped bracelet will be worn by me untill the birthday of James Dean, date 8th of february. Linn Barkley, 3rd of december, 1995." There was something ritual about my love for him, and I have never loved anybody like that again. I still have my books and sometimes I open an old drawer at my partents house and a picture of him stares at me. But I don't love him anymore. Can you really love a dead person? Of course you can.

Concerning this blog I have combined the things that fascinate me the most: My endless love for drawing, and my need to share it with others. And my once very strong love for James Dean, that has turned into somewhat of a curiosity. And third, my obsession with the "massive feelings", the emotional whirlpool of man, and the anger within. Don't forget to love!

Linnette Five minutes til midnight, march 24th 2008